Labour to bring back maintenance grants for students on ‘priority’ courses

Education secretary says means-tested grants for those who need them most' will be funded by new international student levy

Labour is to bring back maintenance grants for tens of thousands of students from low-income backgrounds who sign up to priority" courses that support the government's industrial strategy.

The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, said the means-tested grants were aimed at those who need them most" and would be funded by a new international student levy, as outlined in a recent immigration white paper.